Cell Division and the Cell Cycle Quiz

What process divides body (somatic) cells to produce two identical cells?

• Meiosis

• Fertilization

• Mitosis

• Replication

What process produces gametes (sperm and egg cells)?

• Fission

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Budding

What is the purpose of mitosis?

• To make sex cells

• To grow and repair body tissues

• To reduce chromosome number

• To mix genetic materials

Where does meiosis occur?

• Stomach

• Brain

• Reproductive organs

• Heart

Mitosis results in how many daughter cells?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Meiosis results in how many daughter cells?

• Two

• Four

• Six

• Eight

The cells produced in mitosis are:

• Identical to the parent cell

• Half the size of the parent cell

• Completely different

• Larger than the parent cell

The cells produced in meiosis are:

• Identical

• Diploid

• Haploid

• All the same as parent

The cell cycle refers to:

• The process of digestion

• The repeating sequence of growth and division

• The process of breathing

• The movement of organelles

The G₁ phase is the part of the cell cycle where:

• DNA is copied

• The cell grows and performs its normal functions

• The cell divides

• The nucleus disappears